As Yan Zhiyuan spoke, he sized up this young imperial uncle in front of him, who was about the same age as him.
He was born in the Yizhou, and the only time he ever went there was when his royal uncle passed away. At that time, he was still young, so he didn't have much of an impression of this Ninth Imperial Uncle.
Seeing him again now, the person before him had an extraordinary demeanor. In between his brows, there was an invisible pressure, and this pressure, was different from the kind and intimate aura his father had, giving others a kind of reverence and fear.
Even if he was his nephew, the age difference wasn't too far off, and he didn't dare to get too close to him.
"No worries, we're all family, there's no need to be so courteous."
Yan Yuan smiled faintly.
"Your Ninth Uncle is right, we are all family, there is no need for you to be so reserved."
Yan Xie smiled as he carried his grandson over. He said to Yao'er, "Yao'er, this is my little great-uncle, Little Grandmother. Hurry and call for help."
"Yes."
The little guy nodded obediently, and acted as if he was proper in front of Yan Yuan and his wife, "Yao'er greets Little Granduncle and Little Grandmother."
Hearing this little fellow, who was around the same age as their son, call them great-uncles, Yan Yuan and his wife revealed an unnatural expression on their faces.
However, in terms of seniority, they had indeed already reached the seniority of their grandfather. They could only bite the bullet and nod. "Yao'er, be good."
Yan Yuan took down a jade pendant and handed it over to Yao'er, "This is the greeting gift my little uncle gave to Yao'er."
The little guy was taught a lot of manners, and did not take the jade pendant on his own accord. Instead, he looked at his own grandfather, and after seeing him nod his head, he took the jade pendant from Yan Yuan's hands, "Thank you, Little Granduncle."
Yan Yuan smiled and rubbed Yao'er's head, he naturally thought of his own son who was far away in the capital, and his expression softened a little.
Liu Ruo Qing also liked this polite and cute little grandnephew. He looked at him as if he was looking at his own son.
At this time, Yan Xie said to Yan Yuan: "You guys have been tired too, I already had my servants clean up the guest room. Go and rest first, wait for Second Brother to welcome you tonight."
Yan Yuan did not sleep that night, but he was really tired, and did not refuse, "Thank you second brother."
With that, she brought Liu Ruo Qing out of the main hall and led him to the guest room to rest.
After the two of them left, the smile on King Carefree's Consort's face never faded. He looked at Yan Xie and smiled, "This farewell has been many years.
The King Carefree's Concubine was the direct daughter of Duke Zhen, and her younger sister was the direct daughter of Duke Jing. Because he was an old girl, he was always favored by the Duke of Jing Guang, so his status was actually worthy of Yan Yuan.
It was just that now, Yan Yuan had already gotten married and had children, so the King Carefree Concubine naturally gave up on this idea.
Upon hearing this, Yan Xie could only sigh regretfully, "That's right. If my little sister were to marry Ninth Brother, we would not only be brothers, but also a brother-in-law. How great would that be?"
Xue's laughed, looked at Yan Xie and joked, "Your Highness really likes this little brother."
When Yan Xie heard this, his expression relaxed for a moment. Then, he smiled helplessly, "He's my youngest brother, how could I not like him?"
After saying that, he squinted his eyes. He seemed to have thought of something and let out a long sigh.
Liu Ruo Qing and Liu Ruo Qing stayed at the King Carefree Palace and Liu Ruo Qing's mood was also really much better. Adding to that, she intentionally did not think about what happened that night and her mood was not that bad anymore.
"I didn't expect you to have such a good relationship with second brother."
Liu Ruo Qing looked at Yan Yuan, and joked.
After Yan Yuan heard this, he smiled and raised an eyebrow, and did not deny Liu Ruo Qing's words, "This means that your husband has a good relationship with others."
As soon as he said that, Liu Ruo Qing naturally rolled his eyes in contempt, "Why didn't I know that you, Prince Jing, felt so good about yourself?"
Although he said that, Liu Ruo Qing realized that in this kind of environment that could be said to be filled with swords and light, there were not many who could be as respectful as the Yan family.
Although Fourth Brother and Fifth Brother had broken this relationship, it was still quite rare.
After all, in the royal family, brothers of the same mother would kill each other for power and status, not to mention brothers like them.
Yan Yuan pursed his lips and smiled, he did not try to explain anything, grabbed Liu Ruo Qing's shoulders, sat down, and said: "In the future, our children, will also need to be respectful to brothers and sisters."
He stretched out his hand to touch Liu Ruo Qing's stomach, which was still as flat as before. He couldn't tell at all that his second child was already born here.
"Speaking of which, this child really isn't noisy at all. When I was pregnant with Heng Er, things weren't as relaxed as they are now."
Liu Ruo Qing placed her hand on the back of Yan Yuan's hand, her eyes filled with the gentleness of a mother.
"That means it might be a nice little jacket, not as naughty as her brother."
The current Yan Yuan really wished that everything would continue to be good. Her beloved wife, cute and sensible son, and his precious daughter, even if he had to exchange them for glory and wealth, he would be willing.
But when he thought about Liu Ruo Qing's abnormal behavior that night, Yan Yuan's brows furrowed with unease. However, when he saw Liu Ruo Qing's gentle appearance, he did not dare to mention anything about what had happened that night.
That night, the King Carefree Palace set up a banquet to welcome the King Jing. Inside the King Carefree Palace, it was abnormally lively. Everyone knew that the princes were going to receive the prince's younger brother tonight, the current King Jing.
Other than his fame on the battlefield, many people had heard of his death in one night due to the death of Crown Princess Jing. They also admired this devoted prince a little more.
After all, to be able to hold such a high position and be able to love his wife so deeply was an extremely rare matter.
But because it was a family banquet, other than Yan Yuan and his wife, there were only the King Carefree couple, the crown prince's wife, and the younger sister of the Crown Princess who came to stay at the King Carefree Palace with the crown prince and his wife yesterday.
Crown Princess was a native of Yizhou and the daughter of a country bumpkin. As King Carefree never cared about matters of the family, even though Crown Princess's family was just a merchant's family, he still allowed his son to marry her into his family.
The younger sister of the Crown Princess also came to the King Carefree Palace to visit frequently because of her good relationship with her elder sister. Coincidentally, she met the King Jing couple and stayed at the King Carefree Palace to rest for the time being, thus she followed them to their seats.
At the family banquet, perhaps because it was rare to see his little brother, he was in a good mood. After drinking a few cups, he talked a lot, constantly reminiscing about his days in the capital during the new year.